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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Mr. John Lewis arrived in Newport from Georgia on Nov. 27, reporting that Capt. John Wanton's sloop, bound from Rhode Island to Georgia with apples and cider, was intercepted off Charleston by the Tamar sloop of war under Governor Campbell. The governor seized some cargo, declared it a prize, and placed a gunner and arms aboard to sail to St. Augustine, but Wanton and crew overpowered them, took the vessel to Georgia, and the arms were valued at 200 pounds sterling. A letter from Campbell was sent to Congress.
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Nov. 27.
LAST Wednesday arrived here, from Georgia, Mr. John Lewis, who some time past sailed from this colony in a small sloop, Capt. John Wanton, loaded with apples, cider, &c. bound to Georgia; but off Charlestown, South Carolina, in a fog, they fell in with the Tamar sloop of war, on board of which was Governor Campbell, of South Carolina, who brought Capt. Wanton to, took out some of his apples, &c. told him he was a good prize, and put on board the gunner of Fort Johnston (who made his escape from said fort when the Carolina people took possession of it) and one hand more, with two chests of arms, and two trunks of pistols and cutlasses, leaving Capt. Wanton and his men on board, and gave the gunner orders to go to St. Augustine for 200 men to come to South Carolina, to retake Fort Johnston. When they got out of sight of the Tamar, Capt. Wanton and his men shut the gunner down in the hold, carried the vessel into Georgia, and informed the committee of that place with their proceedings, who treated them very genteelly; they valued the arms, &c. at 200 l. sterling. On examining the gunner, they found he had a letter from Governor Campbell, which they sent to the Congress, contents unknown.
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Newport
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Last Wednesday
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escaped capture; arms valued at 200 l. sterling taken to georgia; letter from governor campbell sent to congress.
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Mr. John Lewis arrived reporting that Capt. Wanton's sloop from Rhode Island to Georgia was intercepted by Tamar sloop of war with Governor Campbell off Charlestown in fog. Campbell seized cargo, declared prize, placed gunner, hand, and arms aboard for St. Augustine mission to retake Fort Johnston. Wanton and crew confined gunner, sailed to Georgia, informed committee who valued arms at 200 l. sterling; found and sent Campbell's letter to Congress.